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Is the inter-Korean military agreement short-lived?

On November 1, 2018, the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which was signed on September 19 in Pyongyang by South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol entered into force. The document’s full title is Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-Aggression, Exchanges, and Cooperation, known as the “Agreement on the Implementation of the Historic Panmunjom Declaration in the Military Domain” or Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA). On April 27, the document was adopted…

Konstantin Asmolov

The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China, Japan and ROK took place in Busan; North Korea was somewhere nearby

On 26 November, the 10th meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea was held in Busan, South Korea. From the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s summary of the event, which was written in the most general terms, it appears that each of the participants was mainly engaged in presenting his or her own vision of the issues raised during the meetings. And, it seems, even tried to understand what their colleagues were talking about. That is, it would hardly be an exaggeration to say…

Vladimir Terehov

The Russian language walks the planet

In terms of the quantity of scientific publications, Russian is ranked second and is among the top 5 languages in the world according to the Power Language Index rating. Furthermore, it’s growing in popularity. According to recent studies, proficiency in Russian is “a significant competitive advantage in the international labor market”. The demand for studying Russian has been steadily increasing in recent years. In numerous nations, including those in Europe. Furthermore, interest in the “great and mighty” Russian language is surpassing all prior records on the African continent…

Yuliya Novitskaya